Artist Romy Northover and photographer Maxim Northover unites the skin invigorating powers of natural ingredients and fine jewellery.
New Year, New You – you know the phrase. Now is the moment to refresh body, mind and wardrobe, to start the year with a burst of energy and inspiration.
And where better to start than your skin? Inspired by the expertise of Alex Eagle’s onsite facialist experts FacePlace and the radiance giving properties of natural ingredients such as turmeric, salt, honey and cucumber, artist and art director Romy Northover and photographer Maxim Northover have created a stunning photographic series celebrating beauty and self-care.
Using Face Place’s preferred product range Skinceuticals and Kaolin, as well as more fridge friendly ingredients such as yoghurt and honey, the series is a witty twist on the beauty editorial, heightened by the inclusion of fine jewellery by some of Alex Eagle’s favourite brands. Including earrings by Anissa Kermiche, Fernando Jorge and All Blues, cuffs by Sophie Buhai and Irene Danilovich and rings by Completedworks, the editorial offers New Year inspiration for skin and limb.

An exclusive story from artist Romy Northover and photographer Maxim Northover offers a monochrome take on Alex Eagle’s timeless modern classics.

Alex Eagle’s lines of timeless classics and bespoke tailored pieces represent a perfect storm of modernity, luxury and sensuality. Inspired by the ease and quality of men’s fashion, the collection channels the chic and purpose needed for a new start in 2018.

This energy is expressed in an exclusive editorial story directed by artist Romy Northover and photographed by Maxim Northover. Monochrome and elegantly erotic, the images demonstrate the tactility of the fabric and the quality of the cut; the simple perfection of beautifully made garments that work alone and together. From elegant flowing dresses, shirts and coats in silk and cashmere to tailored linen suits, Northover creates a new take on Eagle’s timeless modern classics.

We put the extremely creative brother and sister duo Romy (artist/designer) and Maxim (photographer) Northover to the task of capturing what 1 9 2 0 means to them in London over the holidays. We also were able to sit down and hear about what they are up to and what makes them tick. I hope you enjoy this feature of "IN TEES" as much as well do.

ROMY: With the images we wanted to really bring out the quality of the cotton with the tee's because this is what is really special about 1920 we wanted to show how it feels to wear them. There is intentional ambiguity about male or female in the Tee shirt - unisex feel - Also the attention to detail in the label and branding which is so damn cute!

Returning to the Earth for Answers ⏤ In Interview With Alana Wilson and Romy Northover

During the Chinese tea ceremony, the tea master is known for the controlled precision in which she prepares and serves the tea to her guests. And yet, the taste of the tea leaves is yielded to her by the uncontrollable forces of nature’s hand. It is the same with clay. A ceramicist manipulates and moulds her piece of earth, but sometimes during firing or throwing an alternate form will persist, sometimes for the better. Try as we might, the earth knows that in order to control something, sometimes, it is best not to.

In November, the “beautiful teachers” of clay and tea could be experienced together at T, an exhibition of teabowls by Brooklyn based ceramicist Romy Northover and the Sydney based Alana Wilson. The pair were drawn to the tea bowl, an ancient form still used in present day, due to its duality of the primitive and the contemporary, a duality present in each of their practices. The tea bowls made from clay and glass can be held, drunk from and purchased, at New York’s Floating Mountain, a modern tea bar that pays homage to the ancient ritual and meditative act of the tea ceremony.

After T’s opening night at Floating Mountain, where traditional tea ceremonies were performed using Northover and Wilson’s vessels, we sat down with them to hear about how their T was concocted.

Helena Sultan’s work sends a message to connect to the present. As with her company’s name, Konekt, the pieces themselves, titled Pause, are a beautiful and simple reminder to do just that.

On balance:

There is a conversation between these materials—the shiny and the matte, the warm and the cold. This complementary opposition displays a true understanding of balance.

Authenticity is what separates these pieces:

It’s clear Helena’s designs come from the heart and soul, and that really reads on a subliminal level.

Color play:

Cobalt, a precious pigment, is historically used in iconography, while rusty red imbues more of a wabi-sabi philosophy. I’m drawn to the tension this unexpected pairing of the chairs and background explores.